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Upton lowered his season line to .145/.242/.244 with 49 strikeouts in 150 plate appearances this season. He's in the first year of a five-year, $75.25-million deal signed this past offseason.
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Francisco has hit .258/.298/.438 in 98 plate appearances this year after closing out April with a .297/.328/.500 line. He could lose playing time if he continues to struggle, as the Braves have a capable backup third baseman in Chris Johnson.
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Manager Clint Hurdle told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review the 26-year-old sat due to the matchup. Alvarez has gone 0 for 15 in his career against Milwaukee starter Yovani Gallardo.
"I've watched him go against (Gallardo) for two straight years, and this is the third year," Hurdle said. "We'll try something different."
It was his first time sitting against a righty since June 5, 2012.
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Freeman upped his season line to .295/.362/.419 with two homers and 22 RBI in 116 plate appearances.
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McLouth emerged as a useful Fantasy option in April, but given his history, it always seemed like the bottom might fall out. McLouth was aided by a .373 batting average on balls in play in April, a number that is down to .146 in May.
His BABIP has leveled off at .287 for the season, which is actually an improvement over his career rate of .278. Rather than rely on an analysis based on his best or worst moments, we should begin to assess McLouth's season as a whole. Splitting the difference between his April and May performances seems like the way to go.
McLouth's season triple-slash line is .268/.359/.409, and that seems like a reasonable place for him to land, assuming the team continues to hide him against left-handed starters. That makes him a useful Fantasy option with his 11 stolen bases, but certainly not the high-end one he appeared to be during the season's first month.
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Hudson entered the game with a stellar track record against the Diamondbacks in his career (7-0, 1.13 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 54 Ks in 67 2/3 innings over nine starts), but dropped to 4-3 this season with the disappointing outing.
He'll take a 5.12 ERA into next week's start against the Twins.
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"I don’t know who that guy is and why he tweeted that," Marmol told MLB.com.
The right-hander admitted that he met with his agent, Paul Kinzer, on Wednesday but said the two did not discuss leaving Chicago.
"I'm not going nowhere," Marmol said. "I’m very happy here. I can’t wait until they do something so I can stay here. I always talk about how I love Chicago, I love being here, I love my teammates, I love everybody here."
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Forsythe has yet to play this season due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot.
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Andrus didn't reach double digits in steals last season until June 15, when he produced a career-low 21 stolen bases. He has hit .267/.313/.321 in 179 plate appearances this season.
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Last year, Cruz didn't hit his 10th home run until June 23. He has hit .264/.319/.507 in 160 plate appearances this season.






